Baystate Biofuels breaks
ground on new terminal

Baystate Biofuels LLC has broken ground on a facility to distribute biodiesel and blended diesel anywhere in New England. The terminal at Osgood Landing in North Andover will be the first full-scale commercial facility in Massachusetts dedicated to biodiesel distribution...

ArvinMeritor participates
in hybrid truck convoy

ArvinMeritor Inc participated in a June 11 hybrid truck convoy to Capitol Hill, sponsored by Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) and CALSTART. The event included a briefing and multiple vehicle display at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington DC...

Biodiesel board voices
RFS-2 proposal concerns

Manning Feraci, the vice president of federal affairs for the National Biodiesel Board, voiced the US biodiesel industry’s concern with the proposed RFS-2 rule at a public hearing hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Peterbilt Model 384 is SmartWay-certified

The Peterbilt Model 384 has been recognized as fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay program,...

Volvo honors hybrid system engineers

Six engineers have been named winners of Volvo's 2009 Technology Award for their development of a commercially viable hybrid system for heavy vehicles....

CTA assails government plan for biodiesel fuel mandate

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says unresolved concerns over the impact of biodiesel on engine operability and durability has led it to the inescapable...

EPA announces next steps on two hazardous waste rules

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the next steps on two hazardous waste rules to respond to concerns raised by stakeholders:...

ISL G beats emission test requirements

Cummins Westport Inc announced that an ISL G in-use emissions test performed on an urban transit bus recorded emissions significantly lower than the 2010...

Detroit Diesel DD15 wins TWNA award

Detroit Diesel's turbo compounding technology for the DD15 engine was recently named top Technical Achievement in 2008 by Truck Writers of North America...

PE Kramme joins SmartWay partnership

PE Kramme Inc, Monroeville NJ, has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a innovative collaboration between US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Hino to use SCR to meet 2010 regulations

Hino Motors Sales USA Inc. announced that it will utilize Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to meet the stringent 2010 emissions regulations. The infrastructure...

Kenworth brochure highlights its medium-duty hybrid vehicles

Kenworth has produced a new brochure on its T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7 diesel-electric hybrid trucks and tractors. These medium-duty hybrid trucks...

Capacity of Texas
to offer MaxxForce 7

Capacity of Texas Inc, a manufacturer of terminal tractors worldwide, announced the availability of the Navistar MaxxForce 7 Diesel Engine in its terminal tractor product line beginning this autumn...

Schneider receives Detroit Diesel BlueTec demo units

Detroit Diesel Corporation has delivered its first two BlueTec emissions technology customer demo units to Schneider National Inc, Green Bay WI...

EPA plans to increase
renewable fuels supply

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing its strategy for increasing the supply of renewable fuels, poised to reach 36 billion gallons by 2022, as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)...